EP20C

All Weather Outdoor Multi-tech Smart Reader

  • Designed for Advanced Security
  • Supports Over 100 RFID Credential Types
  • Touch Keypad / QR Code Scanner

Ultimate Protection

  • IP68 Water & Dustproof Protection
  • IK10 Vandal-proof Protection
  • UL94-V0 Flame-Retardancy

Supports: Asian/European/Single Gang-box

  • Compatible with asian, european and single gang-box suit most interior designs

Compact Design with QR Code Scanner and Keypad

  • Touch keypad for password authentication
  • QR code scanner for static/dynamic QR code recognition

Smartphone as Card

  • Opening doors by presenting your smartphone to the reader
  • Bluetooth & NFC

Supports Multi-tech Reading

  • Supports 125 kHz, 13.56 MHz and 2.4GHz frequency credentials.
  • Supports 100+ card types, covering most of the common card formats in the market.

Certified of Data Protection

  • Armatura's engineers and researchers have done their best to deliver Armatura's system with the highest level of data protection in the industry
Internal Number EP20C EP20CK EP20CQ EP20CKQ
Operating Frequency / Standards
125 kHz
13.56 MHz: ISO14443 types A & B, ISO15693
2.4 GHz Bluetooth
Functions RFID, Bluetooth 5.2 RFID, Bluetooth 5.2 and QR code
 Keypad N/A Touch Keypad N/A Touch Keypad
QR Code Scanner N/A   Supported 
QR Code Scanning Pattern N/A Area image (648*488 pixel array)
QR Code Scan Angle N/A Horizontal: 66°/ Vertical: 50°
QR Code Scanning Print Contrast N/A Print Contrast: 25% minimum reflectance difference
Rotation, Pitch, Skew: 360°, +/-40°, +/-60°
QR Code Capability One-Dimensional Code:
UPC-A , UPC-E, UPC-E1, EAN-8, EAN-13, EAN-14, EAN-128, UCC128, ISBN/ISSN,
CODE11, CODE32, CODE39, CODE39 Full ASCII, CODE93, CODE128, Interleaved 2 of 5 code, Industrial 2 of 5 code, Matrix 2 of 5 code, Toshiba code, UK/Plessey, GS1
 
Two-Dimensional Code: QR code, PDF417, Data matrix, MicroPDF417, Aztec
QR Code Scanning Performance* N/A
Narrow Width
6.0 mil (Code128)
9.0 mil (Code128)
15.0 mil (Code128)
20.0 mil (Code128)
6.0 mil (QR)
9.0 mil (QR) 
15.0 mil (QR) 
20.0 mil (QR) 
Depth of Field
2.0"-3.1" (5cm-8cm)

2.0"-4.7" (5cm-12cm)
2.3"-7.7" (6cm-19.5cm)
2.3"-9.8" (6cm-25cm)

2.0"-2.3" (5cm-6cm)

2.3"-7.9" (6cm-20cm)

2.0"-3.5" (5cm-9cm)

2.0"-6.3" (5cm-16cm)

Communications & Panel Connection Wiegand
OSDP (v2.2) via RS-485 (Up to 128bits SCP Secure Communication)
Reading Distance 13.56MHz & 125kHz: Up to 2.3"/60 mm (depending on environment and transponder)
Up to 393.7"/ 10m with a Bluetooth Smartphone (configurable distances on each reader)
Data Protection AES128 (Secured Communication between Reader & Controller)
Secure Data Storage in EAL6+ Certified Crypto Chip
Visual Indicator RGB LEDs (Configurable By 'Armatura Connect' Mobile APP)
Audio Indicator Internal buzzer with adjustable intensity
(Configurable By 'Armatura Connect' Mobile APP)
Power Requirement / Power Supply 9 VDC to 24 VDC (Below 0 degrees, the reader needs separate power supply. Above 0 degrees, a single reader requires a minimum of 2.4W power. Below 0 degrees, a single reader requires a minimum of 8W power)
Operating Temperature -22°F - 158°F /-30°C to 70°C
Dimensions 3.54"W x 4.24"H x 0.86"D (89.8 x 107.8 x 21.9mm)
Tamper Switch Magnetic tamper detection system
Certifications CE, FCC, RoHs3.0, WEEE,UL294, IEC EN/ BS EN 60839 Grade 4
Mounting Suited for Asian / European / single-gang installations or any flat surface mounting
Protection / Resistance
Weather & Dust Proof Protection Rating compliant with IP68 Reinforced Vandal-proof Structure IK10 certified
Weather & Dust Proof Protection Rating compliant with IP68 Reinforced Vandal-proof Structure IK07 certified
Weather & Dust Proof Protection Rating compliant with IP68 Reinforced Vandal-proof Structure IK07 certified
Weather & Dust Proof Protection Rating compliant with IP68 Reinforced Vandal-proof Structure IK07 certified
UV Stability Nil structural degradation for the life of the reader in 3 years   
Housing Material Polycarbonate UL94-V0 & UL746C (F1)   
Remarks:
**Standard version provides “Read only” function. Customization is required for “Read & Write” function.
*This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/)
QR scanning performance was resulted in a laboratory testing environment, the luminance was recorded as 250 Lux
         

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